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Category: Fantasy

The last book I managed to finish in 2018, bringing it to 158 for the year, a personal best! People have been celebrating Terry Pratchett around me for years. 9.5 years, to be exact, since that’s when I came to the UK and was properly introduced to the guy. But I was always overwhelmed by the sheer number of his works. Luckily, I met an awesome fellow bookworm, Will (@books_with_will), in the later months of 2018 who loves Pratchett’s work and didn’t just tell me what to read first but actually handed me a copy of the book! There was […]

I feel like sharing that I spent the whole first chapter with Franny with this in my head: And now it’s in your head! Enjoy!!!!!!! Let’s start off with the concept. In this world, people know when they’re going to die. IDs show both birth date and death date. You’re able to plan ahead, decide where, and to some extent, how you die. You can have a big party leading up to the day, then go quietly in bed, taking precautions to make sure everything is peaceful and easy. I really liked this idea. I mean, imagine how well you […]

I had high hopes for this book based on the blurb (and the cover, to be honest). At first, I started to think that maybe my hopes were a bit too high, as while I liked the material being covered in the first few chapters, it felt a bit dry and info-dumpy. Plus, I was struggling to connect with Ivy and the other Royals. But that slowly started to change when Zach showed up. Possibly my favourite thing about this book, he was not at all what I expected him to be. I suppose I was expecting a cocky type […]

I tried looking for the perfect gif to show you my expression, but alas, I could not find one that showed my smirk all through reading. You know the kind, where just one side of your mouth curls up, as if you know something juicy? Actually, just look at the face of the girl on the cover. That’s exactly how I looked while reading. You see, Sara Wolf is excellent at banter, and it makes her books so much fun to read. In a departure from Sara’s previous YA/NA contemporary work, Bring Me Their Hearts is a YA fantasy that […]

OH MY NOLAN, THAT WAS INTENSE. Woo…let me calm down for a sec… First, let’s appreciate the trilogy together, shall we? I loved the first book in the trilogy, but the sequel suffered from second book syndrome. That being said, I couldn’t leave this series unfinished, with its shapeshifters and darkly beautiful covers. I’ll admit I couldn’t quite remember how the second book finished. I remembered the explosions and the escape from the facility, but did they get home? How? This final book opens up with Lucy at a party being felt up by a drunk guy while she tries […]

Let’s take a moment first to appreciate the cover. It’s dark and broody, and it gives off a grungy fantasy vibe that whispers at danger. Foody throws you straight in there alongside Enne, both you and the main character arriving in New Reynes at the same time. Very quickly, those vibes from the cover are realised. Enne is a proper young lady, preparing to be an actual lady when she debuts in society the following year. What she’s doing wandering into the City of Sin on her own is anybody’s guess. I mean, I know you want to find your […]

Only a few months ago, I reviewed the first book in the duology, Between the Blade and the Heart. Hocking has written a series featuring a Valkyrie-in-training who finds herself in the awful position of saving humanity. Quite a lot of pressure, isn’t it? This duology is for fans of mythology, so if that’s something you’re interested in, but you haven’t read the first book, check out my review first, where you can also read the first chapter to get a taste of the writing! Picking up a few days after the ending of the first book, Malin is off alone […]

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